Opinion
Casually reading the Nexus on Thursday of last week, I was made aware of the newspaper's theft. If one has read my work of the past two years, one might assume that I didn't give a damn that "the comp...
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Undoubtedly you have heard about the sexual battery case that occurred in Santa Rosa Hall last Saturday. The police and faculty went to great lengths to spark what they deemed awareness on campus. Wha...
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What has fuzzy feet and bare legs and looks funny riding a bike?
The UCSB females who have embraced the Ugg boot and miniskirt look.
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It made my head spin, but an epiphany came to me: We're one of the few nations that will allow such analysis and opinion in response to a speech by our leaders. Don't dare try this in North Korea, Ira...
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After a few hours in Isla Vista, the other candidates for 3rd District supervisor have said what they'd like to do. Here's what I've already done and will keep doing.
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It was an uppercut to the crotch to learn that once again, a contingency of the UCSB population felt compelled to commit the heinously anti-American act of stealing newspapers en masse, attempting to ...
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Political discourse is a reflection of opinion and on many issues, opinions are rooted in emotion. Expressing anger with the president is fine and, indeed, a time-honored American tradition. Being ver...
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"I'm very concerned about Braille buttons on drive-up ATMs."
"My only problem is figuring out how to get to SOhO tonight."
"My problem is that I'm not creative enough to think of a problem."
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Intrigue and confidence are elusive in the bedroom. Sometimes difficulties arise when people attempt to steer away from the shy, boring, missionary position with the lights off.
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Former Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten has agreed to appear in the British version of "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"
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You might say that I'm on a rampage. An early strain of midlife crisis has struck me like an arrow and it's been making my behavior quite panicky and erratic. I've realized that unless I go to graduat...
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This is democracy at its best. A swarm of candidates, all vying for electoral favor with persuasive ideas and intelligent policy, vetted by a discerning public and a vigorous media corps.
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This is a response to the column printed on Jan 14 entitled "Assignments or State-Sponsored Eco-terrorism?" (Daily Nexus).
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I am very sorry to hear of the incident in Santa Barbara. Though debates were often heated when I was there, I thought we at least respected our collective right to put our viewpoints out there into t...
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Did you ever watch "Captain Planet" in your childhood? I did and was enough of a sucker to like it. Though I enjoyed it, and despite its excellent intentions, I have to say that "Captain Planet" dama...
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
“Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut
“The Giver” by Lois Lowry
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
“Wicked” by Gregory Maguire
“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
"The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
“1984” by George Orwell
“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
